BUILDOUT BRIEFS Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina: projects and hiring
3 sourced project profiles, documented delivery responsibilities and current regional openings.
Sourced project records · evidence dates are listed below · Western North Carolina market →
Hiring in Western North Carolina
Inventory assessed Nov 11, 2026 · 01:50 UTC. Regional openings are not confirmed assignments to the projects in this brief.
3 of 3 feeds for employers represented here are current within six hours. Delayed feeds retain their last available inventory. Source freshness →
Projects and delivery responsibilities
A partial market roster. Targets remain targets until confirmed; operating campuses provide delivery context, not evidence of a new construction award.
Microsoft Boyd Farms →
Under construction · Data center · Record updated Sep 7, 2026Microsoft's May 2026 update describes continuing construction at Boyd Farms. Morgan Corp. was named for initial site preparation; that relationship is not an award for all subsequent building work.
Who is involved
- MicrosoftOwner
Individual work packages are not documented in this source. Source ↗
- Morgan Corp.Construction Partner
Initial site preparation, not all campus construction. Source ↗
Milestones
- Reported · May 2026
Construction progress update Source ↗
Evidence and dates · 1 sources
- Boyd Farms construction update ↗Microsoft · Publication date not stated · Retained Sep 7, 2026
Microsoft Hickory / Stover →
Under construction · Data center · Record updated Sep 7, 2026The May 2026 update describes utilities and foundations, with Clayco leading the current construction phase. Ames handled earlier excavation. The announced late-June steel-work target is retained as a target, not a verified completed milestone.
Who is involved
Milestones
Evidence and dates · 1 sources
- Stover construction update ↗Microsoft · Publication date not stated · Retained Sep 7, 2026
Microsoft Lyle Creek →
Under construction · Data center · Record updated Oct 24, 2026Microsoft is building the Lyle Creek campus near Highway 16 in Catawba County. Its September 2026 update reports the first building's exterior in its final stages, with mechanical, electrical, framing and drywall work under way and further buildings starting. Whiting-Turner has been the general contractor since February 2026; Morgan Corp. led the 2024 site preparation. Microsoft publishes no capacity, investment or completion date.
Who is involved
- MicrosoftOwner
Individual work packages are not documented in this source. Source ↗
- Whiting-TurnerGeneral Contractor
Microsoft's general contractor as of February 2026. Electrical and mechanical contractors are not named. Source ↗
- Morgan Corp.Construction Partner
General contractor for the 2024 site preparation (excavation and rock crushing), not the current phase. Source ↗
Milestones
Evidence and dates · 1 sources
- Lyle Creek construction update ↗Microsoft · Publication date not stated · Retained Oct 24, 2026
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